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PhD position at Laboratory for Applied Ontology
There is an opening position in the area:
"Applied Ontology and Knowledge Engineering"
at the PhD program of the University of Trento, International Doctorate School in Information and Communication Technology, http://dit.unitn.it.
Call downloadable (both in English and in Italian) at http://ict.unitn.it/ict/admissions/calls.xml.
The application deadline is August 25th, 2004.
English is the official language of the program. No knowledge of Italian is required.
The research activity will be hosted by the Laboratory for Applied
Ontology (LOA), http://www.loa-cnr.it, part of the CNR Institute for
Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, in the framework of a cooperation
with the Department of Information and Communication Technology of the
University of Trento.
The Laboratory for Applied Ontology has a leading reputation in the
foundations of ontological analysis, knowledge representation, and
conceptual modeling, and adopts a strong interdisciplinary approach
that combines Computer Science, Philosophy, and Linguistics, relying on
logic as a unifying paradigm. Candidates with a background in any of
such disciplines are welcome; please check the LOA web-site for more
information about publications and ongoing projects.
The Department of Information and Communication Technology of
University of Trento has an excellent reputation, in particular in
areas such as Information and Knowledge Management and Software
Engineering. Please check the Doctorate School Web site http://ict.unitn.it/ict/home for more info about the University.
Trento is a lovely Italian city along the Adige river in the Alps.
For information on the city, the surrounding mountains and the Italian
lifestyle, check the following websites:
http://www.apt.trento.it/inglese/ingindex.htmhttp://www.trentino.to
For further information on the research activity at LOA and the
application process, please contact Alessandro Oltramari at
oltramari@loa-cnr.it -- tel. +39 0461 830198